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Road Tires vs Track Tires vs Slick Tires
- Tested size
- 245/40 R18
- Tires tested
- 3
- Disciplines
- 1
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| 1 | 1 | 100.00 | 91.79 | 100.0 | |
StrengthsFastest lap by a clear margin, with seemingly endless grip and no drop-off over multiple laps. ConsiderationsA race slick, so not road legal, and the rear is flighty until warm. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry100 × 100% = 100 | |||||
| 2 | 2 | 96.81 | 94.81 | 96.8 | |
StrengthsMuch faster than the PZ4, with quick, heavy, communicative steering and far better corner-exit traction once warm. ConsiderationsSlower than the slick, takes longer to warm up and is much less comfortable than the PZ4. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry96.81 × 100% = 96.81 | |||||
| 3 | 3 | 93.64 | 98.02 | 93.6 | |
StrengthsSafe, stable and predictable on track, and the only one of the three built for wet roads. ConsiderationsSlowest lap, understeer-led with a delay in steering response, and past its best after a few laps. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry93.64 × 100% = 93.64 | |||||
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Each discipline is scored against the best non-reference tire in the full test field: best ÷ result × 100 when lower is better, or result ÷ best × 100 when higher is better. Discipline scores are rounded to two decimal places, then combined using your weights.
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